uranium, Tag

A new study from Duke University reports that uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers is common in 16 Indian states. While much of the uranium contamination is natural in its origin, groundwater-table decline...

No discussion of a post-carbon future can be complete without raising the specter of nuclear power. Although it's a contentious subject, any concerns about large-scale adoption have been largely rendered moot by the fact...

Over four billion tons of uranium present in the ocean could help provide energy for "the next 10,000 years," according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The element could be used to fuel nuclear power plants, except extraction...

Photo via Shutterstock When it comes to cleaning up radioactive materials after a spill, scientists need to get pretty creative. From robots to bacteria, anything that will remove dangerous radiation from the environment...

Two years ago, a Navajo cattle rancher found an old uranium mine on his grazing land in Arizona. Even after the rancher notified federal officials, who discovered that levels of radioactivity were still high, the mine near...

World nuclear power generation slipped again in 2009, continuing its slide since its peak in 2006. The data shown is from BP's compilation of statistical data, but data from the World Nuclear Association shows the same pattern--peak...

This is a guest post by Brian Wang, known as advancednano on The Oil Drum. He is an MBA and editor of nextbigfuture.com.
Michael Dittmar recently wrote a series of posts about nuclear energy that was published on...